Maida Heatter's Book of Great Chocolate Desserts - Hardcover

Heatter, Maida

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0394503910 ISBN 13: 9780394503912

Publisher: Knopf, 1980

Synopsis

An acknowledged connoisseur and adept of desserts compiles the quintessential collection on chocolate desserts, from perfect cookies to the ultimate white chocolate mousse, including advice on techniques and equipment

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Review:

When it was first published in 1980, Maida Heatter's Book of Chocolate Desserts became a New York Times bestseller and then won a James Beard award. The book is Heatter's third, a mouthwatering compendium of superb but easily achieved chocolate cakes, cookies, pies, puddings, confections, sauces, and more. Like all of Heater's books, Chocolate Desserts balances good taste with warm, meticulous instruction that anticipates and addresses every question and concern a dessert-maker might have. Cooks at every skill level, from amateur to professional, will find Heater's recipes, and their results, a joy.

Arranged by categories like cakes, pastries, and cold and hot desserts, the hundreds of recipes are a chocolate-lover's dream come true. There are classic Heatter offerings, like her Palm Beach Brownies, the ultimate in dark, chewy fudginess, and her Positively-the-Absolute-Best Chocolate Chip Cookies (they are). Other must-make treats include Amaretto-Amaretti Chocolate Cheesecake with Chocolate Cigarettes, Chocolate Merry-Go-Round Cake, Chocolate Pecan Angel Pie, and 4-Star French Chocolate Ice Cream. The book begins with a comprehensive introduction to ingredients, equipment, and techniques and is filled throughout with Heatter's invaluable advice. Drawings by Toni Evans illuminate the exemplary text. --Arthur Boehm

About the Author:

Maida Heatter, a member of Chocolatier magazine's Hall of Fame and two-time recipient of the James Beard Award, has written many award-winning cookbooks. Maida Heatter's Book of Great Chocolate Desserts was an immediate New York Times best-seller when it was first published in 1980. The self-professed Chairperson of the Board of Chocolate Lovers Association still says her favorite dessert is "anything chocolate."

About this edition

• Publisher: Knopf
• Publication date: 1980
• ISBN 10: 0394503910
• ISBN 13: 9780394503912
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 439